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Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' amid concerns over leadership

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

| CYP Now

A council has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors found "serious and widespread failures" across children's services and questioned the integrity of its leadership team.

Children's services move out of 'inadequate' at two councils

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Two councils have been told their children's services departments are no longer "inadequate" following inspections by Ofsted.

Extend Staying Put foster care initiative to age 25, urges charity

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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Young people must be allowed to remain in foster care placements up until the age of 25, a children's charity has said.

Major review into children's care system in Scotland gets under way

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

| CYP Now

A "root and branch" review that will look into legislation, practices, culture and ethos of the children's care system in Scotland has launched.

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A vow to overhaul the children's care system and end the government's focus on adoption has been added to the final version of Labour's manifesto for next month's general election.

Three councils receive 'good' ratings for children's services

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Friday, March 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's services at three councils have been rated as "good" following inspections by Ofsted.

Government blames councils for sharp reduction in child refugee intake

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

| CYP Now

The government is to significantly reduce the number of lone child refugees it plans to accept from Europe, claiming that local authorities do not have the capacity to accommodate them.

Labour criticises government 'obsession' with adoption

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Monday, December 19, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has an "obsession" with adoption and is neglecting other forms of care, Labour's shadow children's minister Emma Lewell-Buck has said.

CYP Now 2016 Awards revealed on night of huge celebration and pride

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Friday, November 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Twenty-two inspirational and deserving winners were last night revealed at the 2016 CYP Now Awards on an evening of celebration for the children's sector.

Senior managers credited with drop in London care numbers

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of looked-after children in London is falling because senior social work managers in the capital are actively pursuing other options such as kinship care, a report has found.

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Government has been called on to protect foster carers after it was claimed that they are too scared to blow the whistle on suspected cases of child abuse because they could be struck off.

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to improve teacher standards announced, positive response to "adoption party" pilots, and LGA call for council role in education, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to improve teacher standards announced, positive response to "adoption party" pilots, and LGA call for council role in education, all in the news today.

"Rotherham council changed me," says Casey

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The public sector needs "fundamental reform" regarding child protection, according to Louise Casey, lead inspector into the Rotherham council investigation.

Early education profile pilot results raise questions over standards

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Just more than two fifths of five-year-olds assessed as part of a pilot for the government's revised early years curriculum have reached its ideal standard.

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils and specialist services are failing to support children in care who have mental health problems, a probe by MPs has found.

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| CYP Now

A former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has been appointed by government to oversee attempts to boost support for children in care with mental health problems.

DfE refuses to release controversial study on outsourcing children's services

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Friday, April 15, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has refused to release the findings of a controversial study examining how children's services can be delivered outside of local authority control following a five-month Freedom of Information (FOI) battle.

Cuts jeopardise wellbeing of fostered children, charity claims

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

| CYP Now

The wellbeing of thousands of fostered children is being placed at risk by ongoing austerity cuts, a charity has claimed.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated as "requires improvement" by Ofsted after inspectors found a number of areas that need to be addressed.

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Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' amid concerns over leadership

Children's services move out of 'inadequate' at two councils

Extend Staying Put foster care initiative to age 25, urges charity

Major review into children's care system in Scotland gets under way

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

Three councils receive 'good' ratings for children's services

Government blames councils for sharp reduction in child refugee intake

Labour criticises government 'obsession' with adoption

CYP Now 2016 Awards revealed on night of huge celebration and pride

Senior managers credited with drop in London care numbers

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Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

"Rotherham council changed me," says Casey

Early education profile pilot results raise questions over standards

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

DfE refuses to release controversial study on outsourcing children's services

Cuts jeopardise wellbeing of fostered children, charity claims

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

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